World Report

BRISBANE, Australia -- Ten times more oil than originally thought leaked from a ship to blacken miles of white sand beaches along Australia's northeast coast, a government official said Saturday.

Authorities declared a disaster zone along 37 miles (60 kilometers) of some of Australia's most popular beaches in Queensland state after they were covered in a blanket of heavy fuel oil that spilled from a ship hit by rough seas on Wednesday.

Police find 7 bodies in Mexican border city

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Police acting on a tip have found seven bodies partially buried in the desert on the outskirts of the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez.

Investigators are searching the desert site south of the city to see whether there are any more bodies.

An official with the state prosecutor's office who declined to be named in line with department policy says a policeman's badge was found at the site. Authorities were working Saturday to identify the bodies.

Iraqi security leader wants 'war of intelligence'

BAGHDAD -- Iraq's top security official called Saturday for a shift from major military operations to a "war of intelligence" to track down remaining extremist cells responsible for attacks such as those that killed 60 people in the past week in the Baghdad area.

Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani also warned that his ministry has been forced to put on hold some of its plans to recruit more police due to cuts in the government's 2009 budget prompted by plummeting oil prices.